Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-02-12
WASHINGTON.
The Milbank Postomce Mayo,
Mcclure on the Dawes Bill.

presented to the postmaster general
from Dakota. 1t was arranged entirely
and managed com leteiy hy MIR. Lewis.
the retiring postmaster. He selected
Midulel,rOOk MS the hest man to succeed
him when his term would expire AMI
secured for him the Endorsement ef the
leading Democrats of the territory. In
fact, the case Was 81" complete and per
feet in all It's details tina, the president
and postmaster general both COMPILE
men:ed the author and compiler of the
papers in the case. When it is ren,em.
bered that Lewis is III e.iitor, and II wig
or'us one, the matter will not be sur.
prising.
MIR. Charlie Chaplin Frost is still here
waiting for his aupoi",meut 10 the reg
~lstership Of the land office at D .adwhHi.
1t is Il long wait and u very ~dlscourag
one. The Promises which have been
made to him aud upon which he relied
are the promises of politicians and are
worth much less than par.
Mayor Met lure, ut Pierre, in ~ recen,
interview says: If ,he bill for the open.
ing Of the Sioux reservation does not
pass at this session I shall t- greatly dis
appointed. believe that Mr.. W-llImrn
il III earnest and that he is honestly in
favor Of the Till. l believe that lie will
have it called w in ten days and that it
will easily pass the house."
''But will 1t then pass the senate?"
sit has passed the senate once aud
will pass it with the slight amendments
which the house will propose"
I'D" you %arlrehend that ac'nference
committee will be anl"inted?'
II expect it, rs Il matter Of course.
There will lie II cummittre Of the house
sent to confer with Il committee If the
senate. Mr.. Wellhorn will he ll,e chair.
man of the house conference commit
tee and Nj. Dawes for the SENATE,
Those gentlemen will agree upon u re-
port, aud the till will pass both houses
as 1t may lie reported by that confer
ence committee"
"Will not Mr.. Dawes insist upon the
bill heing restored to the condition III
which he first reported it?"
mo sir. Mr.. Dawes is not u bigot,
nor does he insist upon having his own
way III all things. H. Is u gentleman
Of broad culture and liberal education.
He will agree to anything that Is within
the pale Of reason for the sake Of open.
ing the Reservation"
IF the bill passes how will it affect
the business interests Of the territory
"Yuu must understand that there is
no fnality i'll the matter, even whentle
hill has passed congress and been signed
by the president. W. must then gain
the consent Of the In iians. That will
lie all easy matter, but it will take time
1t will take u year or mure TO finally
open the reservation. But in the mean.
while the immigrants will come in by
the thousand. They cannot yet p.,ss'
ession Of the land until the necessary
surveys are made and that will take
time, TOO. But rs >0on as it is know,
that the bill has become n law there vii
be II big business boom all over Soutt
Dakota. Many Il town now languishins
will live ON prospects and boom al"nt
in great shape. When the matter j.
finally settled the entire territory, from
the northern to the southern bound, viii
thrive rs II result of the increased popu
latinn and the Industry of the new CON
ers.''
"What would lie the effect of this in
crease in population upon the statehoot
movement"
II have no idea. That is a matter f.
politicians. l am not one Of that larg'
and highly respectable class If RESIDENT
in Washington. know nothing Of p"'l
itics. l am here on business and there
Is II } piDlItI(:S CtlIltlCCleu Win ~. l nav
only one idea, and that is that the Siuu:
reservation must be opened. will tall
OH no other subject and I will think Il
no other subject until it becomes an II
coml,lisI,ed fact. That is what 1 HI,
here fui."
"Huw can on avoid talking politics?
"lhat Is my hardest work. Peupl
came t me AID insist tina, | must ex
press my political CONVICTIONS and tina
must take part III the affairs Of %larli-.
II l will do 10 hey will h.lp me. B..
Icaunut afford to do 81. and there i-lI'
a MAJ, It, Congress WHO Can say that h
ever heard me talk politics COR one nil,
ute. No sir, l am here for my people
first and all the time, and they have II
politics. They know nothing else an
think nothing else than reservation"
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